I have never hid the fact that poverty in Ghana is well and truly real--even if those under the so-called poverty ladder are associated with what many might consider the "working class".
Whereas in the other parts of the world, the working class will have access to some type of water, in Ghana, the poor working class rarely do, because they are living in areas grappling with poor water provision. The irony of it all is that the so-called middle class has issues with water, too--although it is safe to say they manage a bit better than the former!
The past few weeks, water provision in Ghana has been in the news--and not without reason. A good piece here provides an insight why. It also underscores and re-inforces the need to have water container sellers like these yellow gallons--dubbed "Kufuor gallons"--who are willing to walk miles in the capital to ply their rather-lucrative trade of selling to those who need to store the water they are paying higher to obtain.
3 comments:
Moving photograph -- when I put it with your commentary. So sobering that fresh water is so scarce.
Hi Lessie--water is indeed life, and sometimes we forget it ain't flowing 24/7 in parts of the world!
Crikey that looks like it would be hard work!
Thanks for sharing both the pictures and the stories of Ghana, they're really enlightening.
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